Handguns

Are your shooting skills up to snuff? Here we take a look at how to properly assess your abilities with a firearm.

We take a look at the Colt SAA, or Single Action Army, and discuss the top 5 reasons to still own one today.

We take a look at Stan Chen Customs’ excellent aftermarket 1911 thumb safeties.

We take a deeper look at the history of the 1911, tracking its journey from the mind of John Browning to its place today as the most iconic American handgun ever made.

Heritage Manufacturing has just announced the Roscoe, a classic .38 Spl revolver available with two barrel length options.

When it comes to guns, everything is a tradeoff. With defensive handguns, that means balancing accuracy, power and speed.

We discuss whether this garage invasion incident was justified self-defense or an example of excessive force.

We go over a custom Smith & Wesson Model 28 revolver built for ICORE. She ain’t pretty, but she can still shoot.

We ask you to analyze whether you’re really prepared to use deadly force in a self-defense situation.

In this excerpt from Deadly Force, 2nd Edition, Massad Ayoob discusses the finer points of attorney selection following a self-defense incident.

Practicing your long-range pistol shooting at 100 yards will make 25 yards seem like point-blank range.

Walther has just reintroduced the famous PPK and PPK/s in .32 ACP.

Here are several pocket holsters that simplify carrying a self-defense gun and keep it at the ready.

Colt has just added a 2.5-inch Python model to its catalog, the shortest model now available in the lineup.

Wyatt Earp’s gunfighting days may have been over a century ago, but his advice about good shot placement is still true today.

What were the best revolvers of all time? Here, the author covers 10 wheelguns that truly deserve to be called classics.